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The biggest asset of the Lancaster County Treasurer’s Office is its people. As your county treasurer, I am blessed to work with an outstanding team. Each employee sees those who come to our office as both a customer and a neighbor and we work together to be worthy of your trust in this important public office.
To help you get to know your Treasurer’s Office, here are some of the hard-working people serving you in the Treasurer’s Office:

Editor’s note: Due to some technical issues, the wrong version of Doug Barnes’ column, “Lancaster County Airport asset to the community,” was published in the Wednesday, Aug. 28, edition. Following is the correct version.

“A mile of road will take you a mile, a mile of runway will take you anywhere.” – Author unknown

When many of our South Carolina citizens think about their local airport, they may think it is the equivalent of an aerial yacht club, operating for the benefit of a few private pilots.
While it is true that local airports provide a base for private and recreational pilots, airports offer so much more. Much of the activity you see around it is business-related.

I noticed in the Friday, Aug. 16, edition of The Lancaster News the editorial page had published a half a page column by the president of the Democrats in SC – the third this month.
When I write a letter I have to e-mail the editor to get it printed. For some reason, I’m starting to feel The Lancaster News might be showing a little favoritism to the left. But I’ll keep an open mind and believe they just report the news and are unbiased.

Because our United Way of Lancaster County donors choose to invest back into their communities many lives have been impacted.
The money we raise here stays here. United Way of Lancaster County is the best way to invest in the community to ensure the most pressing needs are being met.
When you take into consideration that the population in Lancaster County is about 68,000 we are touching the lives of many residents in need.
Thank you to the individuals who invested in our county. You are truly an example of what it means to live united.

It’s hard to believe summer is nearly over for local schoolchildren. While autumn doesn’t officially arrive until next month, on Monday morning, nearly 12,000 Lancaster County students will say goodbye to the carefree days of summer and return to the classrooms.
Last week, about 110 new district employees – from teachers to maintenance staff – gathered at the Lancaster County Golf Club’s Fairway Room to get acquainted with Lancaster County and its school district.

My daddy loved to tell the story of my first day of school.
Loved to tell how he came home from work that night and asked me, “Gene, how was school today?”
Loved to tell how I stood there, looked up at him and said, “I really didn’t like it. I don’t think I want to go back tomorrow.”
He’d always chuckle after that, and then he’d always – always – tell how he looked at me and said, “But, Gene, you’ve got to go. If you don’t, your mama and me will get in trouble.”

Psalm 107 shows God’s cure for believers in hopeless situations. Those whom God has redeemed from every nation need to thank him for his goodness and never-ending loving-kindness.
Four hopeless situations are described. The first was travelers in a wilderness who had lost their way, unable to find a city and desperately weak without adequate nourishment. When they cried out to God in prayer, he led them by the right way to a city where they could be filled and satisfied.

A few random sad news stories of late have caused me to wonder why the S.C. Legislature does what it does. And after serious thought, it seems like there are three possible explanations – ignorance, apathy, or ideology.
Whatever the reason, we as a state, are suffering greatly because of their actions.

“It’s a great day in South Carolina.” That’s the sentiment, still faithfully echoed by state workers across South Carolina. This is the case, despite, what many describe as an apparent disregard, insensitivity, even lack of cursory consideration for state employees.
The failure by some legislators, to even, remotely, address long-term and significant deficits in pay, was a major disappointment for South Carolina’s state employees. But, even that, has not deterred state employees who remain on the frontline and deliver their very best.